Nikon Rumors

Weekly Nikon news flash #379

By [NR] admin | Published: August 8, 2016

→ The price of the Nikon P900 dropped to $529 and $499 for refurbished (still $559 at B&H, Adorama also has the refurbished deal).

→ Sigma released firmware update for Nikon D500 camera owners that fix inaccurate exposure for the following 4 lenses:

Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art – Nikon mount
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM | Contemporary – Nikon mount
Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Contemporary – Nikon mount
Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Sports – Nikon mount, when attached to TC-1401 or TC-2001 teleconverters

→ Beta firmware v.3.818 for Nikon based PocketWizard ControlTL MiniTT1 and PocketWizard FlexTT5 released.

→ Firmware update 1.2 for the Nikon Coolpix 7900 camera released (how-to guide).

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Video of a Nippon Kogaku optics factory from the 1940s

By [NR] admin | Published: August 6, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PE7KKeYTek&feature=youtu.be

This video footage is made up of excerpts taken from a Japanese war-time film. The film has a patriotic agenda and is titled ‘Ichiban Utsukushiku’ (The Most Beautiful). Directed & written by Akira Kurosawa (regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema), the footage shows what an early Nippon Kogaku (NIKKO/Nikkor/Nikon) optics factory and the working conditions looked like in the 1940s.

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High Iso portraits from the Omo valley in Ethiopia with the Nikon D5

By [NR] admin | Published: August 6, 2016

High Iso portraits from the Omo valley in Ethiopia with the Nikon D5

I am Albi, a German photographer based in Paris. I work with Nikon since many years, up from the D1 till now the D5. I also have a photo blog since 6 years: pictures-by-albi.com; I consider myself as an Amateur. All pictures on this post are taken with the Nikon D5.